Prince Charles ‘won’t live at Buckingham Palace’, say royal insiders

The Prince of Wales wants to give up Buckingham ­Palace as a royal residence when he becomes king and is discussing plans to turn it into a more businesslike “monarchy HQ”, say royal insiders.

The Duke of Cambridge is also believed to agree that the palace is too large and costly for modern family life. Prince Charles thinks it could be made more commercially viable by opening it to the public on a larger scale than is possible with the Queen in residence.

The sources said Charles has told staff he does not intend to live at the palace. One said the prince was “very comfortable” at ­Clarence House, his London home ­formerly occupied by the Queen Mother, and both he and the ­Duchess of…